Incorporations.
Jun. 16. George Snell D. of D. of the University of S. Andrew in Scotland.
These Cambridge men following were incorporated on the 10 of July, being the next day after the conclusion of the Act.
Michael Honywood M. of A.—He was afterwards D. of D. and in 1660 was made Dean of Lincoln in the place of Anthony Topham who died in the rebellious times. This Dr. Honyword died about 12 Sept. 1681, and was, as I suppose, buried in the Cathedral there. Whereupon Dr. Dan Brevint su••ceeded him in his Dignity.
Will. Brough M. A. of Christs Coll.—I shall speak at large of him among the Incorporations of Doctors of Div. an. 1645.
Christopher Dow M. of A.—He was afterwards Bach. and Doct. of Div. much favoured by Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury, (whose Creature and Champion he was) and by him promoted to several ecclesiastical Benefices. He hath written (1) A discourse of the Sabbath and Lords day, wherein &c. Lond. 1636. qu. second Edit. (2) Innovations unjustly charged upon the present Church and State, or an answer to the most material passages made by Mr. Hen. Burton in his book entit. An Apology of an Appeal, &c. Lond. 1637. qu. with other things very offensive to the Puritan, who held the Author to be a rank Arminian.
George Walker Bach. of Div.—This learned person was born at Hawkeshead in Fournifalls in Lancashire, educated in S. Joh. Coll. in the said Univ. of Cambr. where he was esteemed an excellent Logician, Orientalian and Divine. He was about this time Chap∣lain to Dr. Felton Bishop of Ely, and Minister of S. John the Evan∣gelist in Watlingstreet in London, where he was ready upon all oc∣casions to encounter with any learned Cath. Priest. On the last of May 1623, was a set and solemn disputation between him and one that went by the name of Smith; at which being present a great Auditory, it was published for the satisfaction of both parties, with this Title, The sum of a disputation between Mr. Walker Pastor of S. Joh. the Evang. &c. and a popish priest calling himself Mr. Smith but indeed Norris. printed 1623. qu. Which Norris was a D. of D. and a publisher of several little popish Pamphlets about the same time. In the year following he the said Walker had to do with Fath. Joh. Fisher the Jesuit, as being Dr. Dan. Featley's second, and thereupon published Fishers folly unfolded; or, the vaunting Jesuits challenge answered. Lond. 1624. Afterwards when our Author Walker, who was a severe Puritan, beheld the profanation of the Lords day, he preached against it, and other Practices and Opi∣nions, which procured him trouble, and two years imprisonment, as 'tis said. After the Long Parliament began, he preached against the King and his Followers, and published several things, which before he was not permitted to do, among which were (1) Socini∣anism in the fundamental point of justification discovered and confu∣ted, &c. Lond. 1641. oct. (2) The doctrine of the holy weekly sab∣bath, &c. Lond. 1641. &c. In the year 1643▪ he was chosen one of the Assembly of Divines, preached sometimes before the Mem∣bers of Parliament, and had his Sermons made publick, one of which is ent. Fast-sermon before the House of Common•• 9 Jan. 1644, on Psalm 58. 9. Lond. 1645. qu. He hath also other things ex∣tant, as, God made visible in all his works, &c. pr. 1641. qu. &c. which for brevity sake I now pass by, and only tell you, that he died in 1651, aged about 70, and was buried in his Church of S. John before mention'd.
Edw. Martin Bach. of Div.—He was afterwards Doctor of that Faculty, domestick Chaplain to Archb. Laud, and Rector of Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire, and of Dunnington in Cambridg∣shire; but being a zealous man for the Church of England, was turned out of those livings by the Committee of Religion, as you may largely see in that infamous libel ent. The first Century of scan∣dalous malignant Priests, &c. p. 41. He lost other spiritualities, and suffer'd much for the Kings Cause, notwithstanding he was a god∣ly and learned man. All that seems bad of him, you may see in Canterburies Doom, published by Will. Prynne, an inveterate ene∣my to Prelacy, good order in the Church, Arminianism, or any thing that look'd that way.
Foulk Robarts Bach. of Div.—In Feb. 1616 he became Proben∣dary of Norwich on the death of Hugh Castleton, which he held to the time of his death in the interval or broken times. He hath written (1) The revenew of the Gospel is tithes due to Ministery of the word, by that word in Tim. 1. 5. 18. Cambr. 1613. qu. (2) Gods holy house and service described according to the primitive form thereof. Lond. 1639. qu. and other things as 'tis probable. In 1660, Aug. 21. one George Kent M. of A. was installed Prebendary of Norwych in the place of the said Foulk Robarts, who had been dead some years before.
Samuel Broke or Brooke D. D. and about this time Master of Tri∣nity Coll.—He was afterwards Archd. of Coventry, and wrot an Arminian Treatise of predestination, which he communicated to Dr. Laud Bishop of London, an. 1630, (so saith Prynne in Canterburies * 1.1 Doom) and about the 16 of Sept. in the year following, he departed this mortal life. He had an ingenious Brother named Christop. Brooke, a Yorkshire man born, who after he had left the University (whether this, or Cambridge, I cannot yet tell, notwith∣standing several of his Sirname and time have studied in Vniversity